spur

2. in dentistry, a piece of metal projecting from a plate, band, or other appliance.

calcaneal spur a bone excrescence on the lower surface of the calcaneus which frequently causes pain on walking.

scleral spur the posterior lip of the venous sinus of the sclera to which most of the fibers of the trabecular reticulum of the iridocorneal angle and the meridional fibers of the ciliary muscle are attached.

spur

(spûr)

n.

A spine or projection from a bone.

spur

Etymology: AS, spura

a projection of bone from a body structure or of metal from an appliance. See also exostosis.

spur

Orthopedics A bony projection often arising in a calcified tendon. See Calcaneal spur.

cal·car

(kal'kahr) [TA]

1. A small projection from any structure; internal spurs (septa) at the level of division of arteries and confluence of veins when branches or roots form an acute angle.

The code-domain power of any spur is a function of a number of variables including the power of the active codes in each permutation, the number of codes in the permutation, and the nature of the nonlinearity.

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